Matrix-Assisted Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in
the last decade has revealed itself as a valid support in the workflow in the clinical …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can
cause significant disease in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals …

Mycobacterium abscessus is one of the most common and pathogenic nontuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) isolated in clinical laboratories. It consists of three subspecies: M …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) identification is essential for establishing the relevance
of the isolate and for appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Traditionally, NTM identification is …

Abstract Identification of Nocardia and Mycobacterium species by matrix‐assisted laser
desorption/ionization‐time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS) is still a challenging …

Background: It has been suggested that Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium
intracellulare, and M. chimaera have differential drug susceptibility patterns. We …

ABSTRACT The Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time-of-flight
mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) platform was assessed on its ability to accurately …

Over the last years, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as important human
pathogens. Accurate and rapid mycobacterial species identification is needed to …

This research underscores the criticality of tailored culture conditions and incubation periods
for effective and accurate identification of spore-forming bacteria: Bacillus licheniformis …

Mycobacterium chimaera (MC) is an environmental, slowly growing, non-tuberculous
mycobacterium (NTM) belonging to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which recently …